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Taiwan reports Chinese military aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported detecting 14 Chinese military aircraft operating over the sea on Sunday, with nine crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait. The ministry stated the aircraft operated alongside naval vessels in what Beijing designated as joint combat readiness patrols. Authorities in Beijing have not issued a formal response regarding the reported flight paths.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 3 publishers; unresolved.
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  • ltn國軍
  • cna-tw共機
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
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  • cna-tw下午
WhereTaiwan Strait
24.000, 119.000 ±50 km
First reported19 days ago
Published2026-10-06 11:52 UTC
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports4Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Taiwan reports Chinese military aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line. 2026-10-06T11:52:06.510Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4826. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-06/4149-fedbaafc

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